tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post7457151279693607145..comments2018-02-06T22:26:31.551-08:00Comments on Mr. Khanna: A Life In A BoxRahulnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-88888578158479388482017-10-30T21:57:13.462-07:002017-10-30T21:57:13.462-07:00Boy! Don’t know how I drifted to this written piec...Boy! Don’t know how I drifted to this written piece of yours. Glad I did. It’s intriguing and touching. It’s like reading an old novel one found in ones closet while cleaning it, with so many pages missing that it makes one want to find the intact copy to be able to read the entire story. Do post more details of the story as you find them. Will have to look out your blog often enough for it. And you do resemble him a lot, particularly in the first pic. Mala Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470741057795693523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-14142771895113312502017-09-08T13:34:31.117-07:002017-09-08T13:34:31.117-07:00I have run across your ancestor&#39;s stamp on wor...I have run across your ancestor&#39;s stamp on works on art--works on paper, mostly. Have you ever thought of researching and writing about Mr. Talyarken&#39;s collecting and art dealing? RJMWashingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921200462522113694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-76275778831624924532017-06-24T22:47:48.952-07:002017-06-24T22:47:48.952-07:00A reader&#39;s delight...very well written...a ple...A reader&#39;s delight...very well written...a pleasure to get to read this blog...would love to follow your posts...thank you and all the best :)Ritu Menonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12314936336753353318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-44043553526884407052017-05-31T01:31:53.348-07:002017-05-31T01:31:53.348-07:00Dear Rahul, so very well written...humorous and cr...Dear Rahul, so very well written...humorous and crisp... I love rummaging through and scanning copies of old family photos... I try to build stories in my head about eras I haven&#39;t witnessed and people I have only known much later in their lives... it strangely is very comforting trying to figure out what life would have been for someone at some other time... it&#39;s a little bit like time traveling to solve a crime :) it was thoroughly enjoyable to read this account about your mysterious grand uncle ... I hope you find some more pieces to put together the jigsaw puzzle :) and I will be coming back to read more of your posts ... thank you :)Tracer Bullethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993170192537019462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-34298033890958628842017-04-27T17:41:39.402-07:002017-04-27T17:41:39.402-07:00I read this article in Huffington post, and it is ...I read this article in Huffington post, and it is so so much interesting! I am your big fan...Priyanka Yagnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980657365503204086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-87355003672035628522017-02-28T20:19:21.864-08:002017-02-28T20:19:21.864-08:00Dear Mr Khanna, Thank you for a delightful read! C...Dear Mr Khanna, Thank you for a delightful read! Curious to know if you are related from your mum&#39;s side to Mr F.S Talyarkhan - the barrister who was Gandhiji&#39;s colleague from London? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-57392823669943355212017-02-15T11:17:28.280-08:002017-02-15T11:17:28.280-08:00Very interesting read, thank you for sharing Mr. K...Very interesting read, thank you for sharing Mr. KhannaSB Productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522626834747901380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-10281017159472144332017-02-15T11:16:44.809-08:002017-02-15T11:16:44.809-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.SB Productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522626834747901380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-25130242402584464162016-12-07T07:22:01.493-08:002016-12-07T07:22:01.493-08:00What a fascinating piece and what a privilege to h...What a fascinating piece and what a privilege to have come across such a persona and experience in life! Kudos!Manali Satamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189918925405463247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-84955073138278030122016-10-21T11:49:05.714-07:002016-10-21T11:49:05.714-07:00Loved this blog Rahul!!Loved this blog Rahul!!Unnati Narvekarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-38208135762711663742016-01-13T08:56:04.584-08:002016-01-13T08:56:04.584-08:00My grandfather who passed away at 95 years-was aga...My grandfather who passed away at 95 years-was again an impeccable dressed man-suited and booted.From head to toe.A Sheffield University thorough bred.That era had class and style..I belong to their era. Whether music,attire,homes and what not.<br />You write well. Bindu Bhakrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644019476459833251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-38198512346773858582016-01-13T08:54:22.985-08:002016-01-13T08:54:22.985-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bindu Bhakrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644019476459833251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-47870870503416623592015-08-09T19:34:23.090-07:002015-08-09T19:34:23.090-07:00lovely post - don&#39;t know how I ended up here....lovely post - don&#39;t know how I ended up here. My mother&#39;s uncle is of the same era with the same sophistication and quirkiness. I rarely get the honor of visiting him. By the way, I believe your same Dinshaws are related to Jinnah. Interesting how fate handed you that envelope - looking forward to seeing the rest of the contents.anitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-3179078753529088362015-05-12T01:43:53.179-07:002015-05-12T01:43:53.179-07:00This is so so evocative! You must submit this to t...This is so so evocative! You must submit this to the Indian Memory Project (www.indianmemoryproject.com)!Bhavika Aggarwalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14656731507675566301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-73205903472339880172015-03-21T17:10:53.700-07:002015-03-21T17:10:53.700-07:00More information about Darius - he was known as Di...More information about Darius - he was known as Dion around Chelsea, where his last address up to his death was Flat 2, 28 Elm Park Gardens. This was next door to the house where Joyce Grenfell lived - herself a relative of the Waldorf-Astors.. One wonders whether he ended up at that address through his association with the family, given that he lived at the Waldort Astoria new York during the war, and was there when John Frick jumped from the roof. If not thorugh family association, its quite a coincidence!. Regards, Jenny Moore. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-10774924266879951342015-03-21T16:26:23.646-07:002015-03-21T16:26:23.646-07:00Delighted to see this article, tantalizingly captu... Delighted to see this article, tantalizingly capturing some scintillating elements of a life, &amp; lifestyle gone by.I have tried to post a lengthy comment, also outlining some of my own attempts to research the ephemeral Darius Tal yar Khan. If you have not received this, please email julianmoore04@btinternet.com for me to send you a copy. yours Jenny Moorejjulian moorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-10982334643722681492015-01-06T09:26:39.945-08:002015-01-06T09:26:39.945-08:00Lovely read....so well composedLovely read....so well composedUrs Reasonably Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788149594032174221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-48198259344058616902014-12-09T08:43:57.508-08:002014-12-09T08:43:57.508-08:00Just realised you started blogging again, the last...Just realised you started blogging again, the last one I remember reading one of yours was &#39;Neverheardofya&#39;, do write more.....Mrinalini Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116512917991555150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-12862685631981569262014-12-09T08:41:17.141-08:002014-12-09T08:41:17.141-08:00Rahul, Nice article, as I read I secretly wished s...Rahul, Nice article, as I read I secretly wished something more endearing may have come out of the meetings and with your great uncle&#39;s treasured belongings.....but such is life you never it may just happen in future. Mrinalini Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116512917991555150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-33526149395969119392014-11-14T02:45:44.836-08:002014-11-14T02:45:44.836-08:00Rahul - wonderful memories here. Josh and I had a ...Rahul - wonderful memories here. Josh and I had a similar meeting with this colorful character at his eclectic flat in Kensington circa 1994, where he subsequently served us with luke-warm lemon tea and stale biscuits from a dusty tin. He was quite remarkable and I could have listened to him forever, however I fear your cousin Josh and I were far to dull for him as we were swiftly shown the door when our allotted hour was up - never to be invited back! So glad we had the opportunity of meeting him however and your recount I find very moving. Hope to see you when we visit next Easter and all is well Yvonne<br />Yvonne Phillipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-50223822097533490342014-11-10T09:22:54.241-08:002014-11-10T09:22:54.241-08:00I have just realized you are blogging once more! I...I have just realized you are blogging once more! I was your avid reader a couple of years back... It is such a pleasure to read you again. Will be reading all the posts I missed with the same sunny sense of enjoyment that I get from curling up to read a good book. *Relaxed sigh* - <br /><br />- Musiq-AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-29494211377050764822014-11-09T23:26:40.211-08:002014-11-09T23:26:40.211-08:00Very interesting! Nice read and well written.Very interesting! Nice read and well written.Aaftabjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108064206634208554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-36891763304657615332014-11-09T22:42:53.191-08:002014-11-09T22:42:53.191-08:00I transcended time and space back to those elegant...I transcended time and space back to those elegant times and lives.. So much history and so much class. You inherited his debonair persona, dashing looks Rahul. <br />R.Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-25434954139237004962014-11-07T08:59:40.191-08:002014-11-07T08:59:40.191-08:00Fascinating !! Fascinating !! Poonamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946286009828805223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045008734516365947.post-23258679787222344652014-11-04T02:10:26.132-08:002014-11-04T02:10:26.132-08:00I always wanted to know more of the contents of th...I always wanted to know more of the contents of the box and of the person Darius ever since they gave of it in the newspapers, I like your writings, and this one paints a picture in the mind of the times and the man. Very nice, yes this will stay in the mind for long. MOU MUKHERJEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172012189578024603noreply@blogger.com